Journal Article

A Mixed Method Approach to Quality of Life Research: A Case Study Approach

Abonyi, Sylvia, Crooks, Valorie, Dunning, Heather, Williams, Allison

2008

Overview

Increased use of qualitative and quantitative methods in quality of life projects necessitates an examination of how to effectively work within a mixed method framework. The research objectives of this paper are to (1) operationalize the two goals of mixed method research (confirmation and comprehension) and (2) develop a strategy for using mixed methods in quality of life research. Face-to-face interview (qualitative) and telephone survey (quantitative) data from the Community-University Institute for Social Research Quality of Life (CUISR Qol) project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan were used for operationalization. Overall, confirmation and comprehension were challenging concepts to operationalize. Seven benefits and four guidelines were developed and are presented as dynamic, rather than definitive, structures.

• Publisher: Springer,Springer Netherlands,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Canada / Case Studies / Comprehension / Criminal statistics / Data collection / Data quality / Foreign Countries / Geography / Guidelines / Human Geography / Individualized Instruction / Interviews / Linking Research to Urban Planning and Community Development / Methodological Problems / Methods / Microeconomics / Mixed methods research / Neighborhood conditions / Neighborhoods / Operational definitions / Operations research / Public Health / Qualitative analysis / Qualitative Methods / Quality of Life / Quality of Life Research / Quantitative analysis / Quantitative Methods / Questionnaires / Research Design / Research Methodology / Research methods / Saskatchewan / Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) / Social Indicators / Social research / Social Sciences / Sociology / Studies / Telephone Surveys / Telephones / Triangulation / Urban communities